Ye Fan let out a low growl and delivered two more consecutive punches to the same spot on the test puppet.
"Attack Power 61!"
"Attack Power 58!"
After throwing three punches, Ye Fan was completely exhausted. He looked at the count on the display screen, his face extremely grim.
Abyssal Little Inferior Demons, merely the weakest cannon fodder units.
A genius like him couldn't even break through the scale armor defense of a Little Inferior Demon?
Seeing this, the other trainees were also rendered speechless, their previously excited expressions vanishing entirely.
Ye Fan was a rare Combat Professional, a Demon Hunter!
If he could only score a maximum of 65, it was certain that they, with ordinary professions, would fare even worse.
Amid this silence, someone else raised a hand.
"Instructor, let me give it a try!"
Everyone turned to look in the direction of the voice, and it turned out to be Gu Zhiqiu, the Storm Mage.
Mages generally have stronger attack capabilities than warriors, and Gu Zhiqiu, having awakened as a Storm Mage, was considered the epitome of artillery among artillery.
His performance should be slightly better than Ye Fan's, right?
Gu Zhiqiu met the expectant gazes of the crowd and calmly approached the test puppet.
Holding his breath and focusing, he extended his right index finger, quickly generating a thick cloud of mist.
"Chain Wind Energy Missile!"
Dozens of white missiles flashed from his fingertips, shooting straight at the test puppet.
Zheng Zheng Zheng!
Amid the delightful sound of impacts, several scratches appeared on the puppet, and the display screen flickered momentarily.
"Attack Power 72!"
Seeing this, Lu Hu nodded to himself; this result stood out among past new students.
The other trainees were even more amazed.
"Gu Zhiqiu's damage was so much higher than Ye Fan's! It seems there are differences even among rare professions!"
"Of course, there's a difference in attack power, but the Demon Hunter is a well-balanced profession with extra damage against Abyssal Demons. You can't say Ye Fan is inferior to Gu Zhiqiu!"
Gu Zhiqiu's ears twitched slightly, and he smirked, then stood serenely in the face of everyone's admiration and praise.
This display of smugness made Ye Fan clench his fists.
Lu Hu lightly coughed, "Anyone else want to give it a try?"
"Instructor, I want to test my defense capability." A robust male student squeezed to the front of the test puppet.
Among the crowd, Fang Zhou raised an eyebrow, recognizing him as Zhao Yuan, the one who had awakened as an Earth Knight.
He was also the lucky one who had awakened a new skill and received a reward of 100 contribution points.
Earth Knight Zhao Yuan.
Storm Mage Gu Zhiqiu.
Demon Hunter Ye Fan.
Chanting String Bai Xiaochan.
These four rare professionals were the most hopeful candidates to enter the military academy's "Seed" list among the trainees.
As for Fang Zhou, the Undead Mage, although also a rare profession, he was subconsciously overlooked by everyone.
"You give it a try then," Lu Hu said with interest, looking at the tall and strong Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Yuan nodded and then assumed a horse-stance in front of the puppet, with his arms crossed in front of his chest.
Soon after, a dense yellow light rose from his feet, and his entire being seemed to transform into an ancient, unchanging rock.
"Rock Will!"
Seeing Zhao Yuan ready, Lu Hu controlled the test puppet to slowly store power, throwing a punch at Zhao Yuan.
Bang!
With a dull thud, Zhao Yuan's complexion flushed, and the dense yellow light covering his body quickly disintegrated.
Just as he could no longer withstand the puppet's heavy punch and was about to be sent flying, bones breaking and tendons snapping, the test puppet intelligently stopped.
The display screen flickered, "Defense Power 70!"
Zhao Yuan stepped back a few steps, panting heavily, his eyes filled with shock.
Is this the power of a Little Inferior Demon?
This punch awakened Zhao Yuan, who had been immersed in his pride.
And this was precisely the point of Lu Hu bringing out these test puppets.
In the days since their awakening, the trainees were all floating eagerly, smug as if they were already invincible.
Lu Hu thought it was time to curb their arrogance a bit.
Seeing the opportunity was ripe, with three strong rare professionals having suffered defeats in front of the test puppets, Lu Hu decisively decided it was time to wrap it up.
He addressed everyone: "This is the most trashy unit in the Abyss, the Little Inferior Demon!"
There are no fewer than tens of millions of such cannon fodder units on the Human-Demon Battlefield!
Your journey is still far from over; don't get carried away."
Seeing the students' grim faces, Lu Hu shifted the tone and said, "Of course, you are just newly awakened recruits with enormous room for growth.
Attributes, skills, equipment, potions, combat techniques, collaborative coordination...
I believe once you've mastered these, not to mention these Little Inferior Demons, even the Abyss Lords can be felled!
Alright, for the next hour, I'll set the puppets to sparring mode, and you can test freely.
Rest assured, these puppets are programmed with safety protocols and will not harm you."
A trainee muttered in defiance below, "But what if we break these puppets?"
Lu Hu, with his keen senses, naturally heard this and waved it off without concern, casually saying, "Heh, no rookie has ever successfully destroyed these puppets!
If any of you can dismantle a puppet by your own power today, it would break the military academy's record.
I, Lu Hu, am willing to recommend them for a reward of 10, no, 20 contribution points in the name of an instructor!"
Upon hearing about the potential contribution points, the trainees who were somewhat downcast and avoiding battle perked up immediately.
20 contribution points, equivalent to their Junior Sergeant's basic salary for 20 months.
A skill book for apprentice level costs only 10 contribution points, enough to buy two.
Even Fang Zhou straightened up at once; this was an unexpected delight indeed!
For 20 contribution points, it was worth it even to reveal the Skeleton Flying Spear skill.
Lu Hu watched the trainees' renewed vigor, grinning broadly.
A bunch of overly ambitious brats.
He hadn't told the trainees that the test puppets were far superior to the Abyssal Little Inferior Demons in that they possessed self-recovery capabilities.
Unless an overwhelming force capable of destroying them was continuously unleashed in a short time, they could never be dismantled.
He pressed the controller, puppets, activate!
Ping ping pong pong.
Crackle.
The trainees formed ten groups, surrounding ten test puppets, taking turns to challenge.
"Fireball Skill!"
"Disabling Strike!"
"Petrifying Heavy Arrow!"
The display screens of the puppets flickered continuously.
"Attack Power 48!"
"Attack Power 41!"
"Defense 50!"
...
After dozens of minutes, the vast majority of the trainees, including Ye Fan and Gu Zhiqiu, were already exhausted, yet the ten puppets remained intact.
Their single-burst attack power might have been strong, but because they had just awakened, their Spiritual Power and physical stamina were very limited and short-lived.